The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has shut down ShellPlux and TMDK terminals, both located in the Ijegun-Egba area of Lagos, for violating the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. According to a statement yesterday by the Head of Public Relations at NIMASA, Osagie Edward, the move was part of the...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee overseeing the activities of the Nigeria Maritime Safety, Education and Administration (NIMASA) today approved the ₦774.77 revenue target presented to it by the agency. Speaking at a budget defence session with the agency, Chairman of the Committee, Khadijat Abba-Ibrahim however ...
•Dakuku Peterside A collection of essays authored by former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, is set for publication. The book is also set for international and Nigerian release in October 2025, with public presentations planned in Lagos and Abuja, according to a statement...
•House of Representatives A proposed Bill to establish the Nigerian Marine Corps faced widespread rejection today during a public hearing conducted by the House Committee on Navy. The Bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish Nigerian Marine Corps to Promote Maritime Security” (HB 225), seeks to create a new federal agency to enhance [&hell...
•Governor Eno and late wife Patience Former Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has commiserated with the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno over the death of his wife, Pastor (Mrs)Patience Eno. The Frontier reports that the First Lady of the oil...
•Ali Ndume Senator representing Borno South and Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has commended the position of the federal government, mandating the nation oil giant, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to remit its earnings from crude oil sales to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Senator...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, appointed six new Executive Directors in two agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President appointed three new directors each for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administratio...